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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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LONG-TERM DEBT, DERIVATIVES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT - Convertible Debt (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2017 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares days $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of convertible debt				$ 407,857
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold percentage of stock price trigger for redemption				130.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold trading days for redemption \| days				20
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days for redemption				30 days
Issuance of convertible debt, net of issuance costs			$ 0	$ 222,311	$ 0	$ 0
Percentage of the maximum number of shares authorized for issuance				40.00%
Percentage of maximum number of shares that would require cash settlement				60.00%
Fair value of similar notes without conversion feature	$ 194,200
Fair value of convertible debt conversion feature	35,800
Carrying amount of convertible debt equity component, before issuance costs	$ 14,400
Issuance costs, allocated to equity					$ 100
Convertible debt, remaining amortization period				67 months
Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of convertible debt				$ 230,000
Interest rate on convertible debt	5.00%			5.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio				46.0829
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price \| $ / shares				$ 21.70
Conversion premium		40.00%
Share Price \| $ / shares		$ 15.50
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Trading Days \| days				20
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days \| days				30
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage of Stock Price Trigger				130.00%
Number of business days after the specified trading price criteria met that notes may be converted \| days				5
Consecutive trading days, trading price criteria				5 days
Convertible debt, threshold percentage, product of common stock price and conversion price				98.00%
Shares outstanding, percentage threshold				19.99%
Convertible debt, threshold shares, approval of shareholders \| shares				5,964,858
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Number of Equity Instruments \| shares				10,599,067
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage				100.00%
Issuance of convertible debt, net of issuance costs	$ 222,300
Embedded derivative liability	21,400			$ 20,594
Debt discount	35,800			$ 33,882
Debt Instrument, Term				72 months
Total issuance costs associated with the Notes				$ 7,700
Convertible debt issuance costs, allocated to debt				7,200
Issuance costs, allocated to equity				$ 500
Convertible Debt \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Number of Equity Instruments \| shares				14,838,703
Number of shares that would require cash settlement \| shares				8,873,845
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of term loan	160,000
Debt Instrument, Term				5 years
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of outstanding borrowings on revolving credit facility	$ 62,300
Debt Instrument, Term				5 years